Epstein barr viral capsid antigen antibody igm at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs

800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA · Chihealth · · NPI 1265517759

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$74.76

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$178.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$17.57 with Amerigroup vs $145.35 with MultiPlan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Amerigroup Medicaid|All Plans $17.57 ↓ -76%
Centene Medicaid|IA Total Care $17.57 ↓ -76%
IAMolina Medicaid|All Plans $17.92 ↓ -76%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $18.14 ↓ -76%
Medica Medicare|All Plans $18.14 ↓ -76%
United Medicare|All Plans $18.14 ↓ -76%
PACE Medicare|All Plans $18.14 ↓ -76%
BCBS - NE Medicare|All Plans $18.14 ↓ -76%
Todays Options Medicare|All Plans $18.50 ↓ -75%
Centene Medicare|All Plans $18.68 ↓ -75%
Amerigroup Medicare|All Plans $19.05 ↓ -75%
Great Plains Medicare|All Plans $19.05 ↓ -75%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $25.65 ↓ -66%
Medica Commercial|ACO $34.67 ↓ -54%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $37.30 ↓ -50%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $39.06 ↓ -48%
AMPS Commercial|All Plans $40.27 ↓ -46%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $41.37 ↓ -45%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $41.37 ↓ -45%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $41.37 ↓ -45%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $47.58 ↓ -36%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $47.58 ↓ -36%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $47.58 ↓ -36%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $47.58 ↓ -36%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $47.88 ↓ -36%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $58.49 ↓ -22%
United Commercial|All Plans $76.31 ↑ +2%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $78.66 ↑ +5%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $88.92 ↑ +19%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $88.92 ↑ +19%
QuikTrip Commercial|All Plans $102.60 ↑ +37%
PHCS Commercial|All Plans $121.41 ↑ +62%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $128.25 ↑ +72%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $145.35 ↑ +94%

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MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $92.40 $18.14 – $18.14
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